Help!!! Lvl3 Autistic 2.5 yr old refuses to stop nursing!!!
I'm at my wits end. I've tried everything from going away for a few days, trying to give alternative stimulating things like silicone teethers (shell chew straight through), giving warm milk and water in her sippy cup, walking and rocking, letting her dad take over. She's barely eating, only wanting to nurse. I'm already touched out, stressed out, and so is her father. I've talked with her speech therapist, PT, and developmental intervention list. I've tried all of their resources and ideas and all I and her father get is screaming and hitting and biting and kicking and head banging in response for literal hours on end of I don't give in. I've tried gradual approaches and cold turkey. I even let her stay with family and that didn't even last a full 24 hours. She was acting lethargic and got pale and refused to wake up until I rushed to travel her way and bring her to the ER. Soon as I stepped through that door she was up and at em, bubbly and ready for nursing...and I gave in. Like a DA. I know it isn't helping but at this point I'm constantly hurting from positioning myself so my toddler and I can both sleep...and even then I'm always up. She has a 6th sense. Like she knows the breast has been put away while she is deep in REM and wakes up immediately to go straight back to it. Please help me!!!
ETA: She doesn't /can't talk.